GRADE 4 English Book

Contents 1
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Unit 1 Be careful! ............................................................ 20
Unit 2 Me and my habits ................................................ 26
Unit 3 The elephant and the tortoise ............................ 33
Unit 4 A brave woman .................................................... 39
Unit 5 The largest living bird ......................................... 47
Unit 6 A cruel landlord .................................................... 54
Unit 7 A clever little girl and an ogre ............................ 62
Unit 8 Two close friends ................................................ 70
Unit 9 The six blind men and the elephant ................... 77
Unit 10 Deepawali ............................................................. 87
Unit 11 Sports day ............................................................
Unit 10 Listening texts .....................................................

1Unit Be careful!

1. Look, listen and say.

A: What a big snake!

B: Be careful!
It’s dangerous.

A: What a big elephant!
B: Stop!
Don’t go near.

Make similar conversations.

What/big/tiger What a big tiger!

Don’t go near.
What/dangerous/dog
.......................................................
What/dirty/fellow
What/naughty/boy .......................................................

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2. A chant:

Look before you jump,

Or you fall and bump.
Think before you speak,
Or you get tongue slip.
Look before you leap,

Or you fall deep.

Read the chant and find the missing letters.

B e f o r e

__e __ __ __ __ __ __ __ e

__ __ a __ __ u __ __

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3. Listen and do.

A. Look at the picture and say who they are.

B. Listen to the teacher or the tape and tick (√) the best answer.

(i) Anisha studies in:

Grade IV.

Grade II.

Grade VI.

(ii) Anil is:

10 years old.

8 years old.

9 years old.

(iii) Anil shouted:
“Stop!”
“ Go ahead.”

“What a cute girl!” 3

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4. Read and answer.

Who saved Raj?

Raj studies in Grade four.
He is very naughty. He is
also very careless . He visits
his uncle on Saturdays.
He likes playing video
games.

Yesterday he was going
to meet his uncle. He
was on the bridge. It was
broken. He did not see
it. He was busy playing
video games.

“Stop! The bridge is broken” a young man shouted. He did
not listen to him. He was still playing video games.

“Look out! It’s broken”, the man shouted again, “Be careful!
There is danger.”

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He heard nothing. He fell down. Luckily, he caught the
branch of a tree. The man saved him bravely.

Everybody said, “What a brave man!” Raj was still sweating.
He realized his mistake. “Thank you very much, young man”
said Raj.

A. Read the story again and tick (√ ) the right answers.

(i) What class is Raj in?

Grade IV
Grade V
Grade VI

(ii) When does he visit his uncle?

On Mondays
On Saturdays
On Tuesdays

(iii) What was he playing when he fell down?

Computer games
Football
Video games

(iv) Who is brave?

Raj 5

The young man

Everybody

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B. Read the story again and write who said the following.

“Stop! The bridge is broken.” A young man.

“What a brave man!” ................................

“Thank you very much.” ................................
5. Fun with vocabulary:

A. Match the words with their similar meanings.

naughty came to know

realized held tightly

leap rescued

caught jump

saved bad

B. Complete the following table. Past
shouted
Present
................................
shout ................................
hear ................................
catch ................................
realize ................................
break ................................
sleep ................................
drive
buy

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6. Pair-work:

Get into pairs and talk about the pictures:

A: Don’t get on the bus.

B: Why?

A: It's moving. not get on/it's moving

not sit/it’s broken not eat/it’s stale

not open/it’s noisy outside not go/it’s dangerous

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7. Fun with grammar:

What a brave man!

What an intelligent girl!

He is a student.

He is a naughty boy.

She eats an apple everyday.
‘A’ is used with consonant sounds.

‘An’ is used with vowel sounds.

8. Use ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the blank spaces.

(i) What ..... sad girl! (ii) What ..... happy boy!

(iii) It is ..... snake. (iv) She is ..... good teacher.

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(v) What ..... untidy boy! (vi) He is ..... tall man.

(vii) There is ..... small dog. (viii) It is ..... elephant.
9. Punctuate.

Really! How sad! How nice!

Everybody said, “What a brave man!” 9
Raj was still sweating. He realized his mistake.
“Thank you very much, young man” said Raj.

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Now use full stops (.), exclamation marks (!) and capital letters.

(a) mohan said, what a lovely dress
(b) anil said what an intelligent girl
(c) “don’t touch it” said raj
(d) rakesh is a student his brother’s name is arun

10. Fun with writing:

Read.

Raj studies in Grade four. He is very naughty. He is
also very careless. He visits his uncle on Saturdays. He
likes playing video games.

Now write a similar paragraph about yourself:

My name is ...................... I study in ...................... I’m .................
old. I live at ................................... I like .............................................
on Saturdays. ........................................................................................

11. A riddle:

I have two hands and a face,
but no body at all.
I stand in one place
or hang on the wall.

What am I?

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2Unit
Me and my habits

1. Look, listen and say.

06:00

A: What time do you get up?
B: I get up at six o’clock.

06:30

A: What time do you do your
homework?

B: I do my homework at half past six.

09:00

A: What time do you have
your lunch?

B: I have my lunch at nine o’clock.

09:45

A: What time do you go to school? 11
B: I go to school at quarter to ten.

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2. Look, read and write.

Write times in words.

07:00 It’s seven o’clock.

06:45 .........................................

12:00 .........................................

11:15 .........................................

08.30 .........................................

Write six sentences from the table. One is done for you.

What time is it?

five one.

It's ten three.

to
a quarter four.

twenty past six.

twenty-five seven.

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It’s a quarter past six.

……………………..............................................……….

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3. Read and answer.

Who is a football player?

My name is Suresh Gurung.
I’m eleven years old. I’m tall.
I’ve got dark curly hair. I look
smart in my school uniform. I
wear pants and shirt at
home. I don’t like shorts.

I’m a good football player. I practise everyday. I get
up at six o’clock every morning. I go jogging. My
friend, Anuj also comes along with me. I get back
home at seven o’clock. Then I study for two hours.

I get ready for school at half
past nine. I cycle to school. My
school starts at ten o’clock. I
return home at 4:30. Then I
have some snacks and do my
homework. I sometimes visit
parks with my friends.

I help my father with his work
on Saturdays. I also help my
mother in the kitchen. They

love me very much.

A. Read the text again and tick(√) the right answer.

(i) Suresh has got

long hair.
curly hair.

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(ii) Does he wear pants?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
Never.
(iii) Does his friend go jogging?
No, he doesn’t.
Yes, he does.
Never.
(iv) Does he wear shorts?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
Not at all.

B. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

(i) What time does Suresh get up?
(ii) Does he play football?
(iii) What is his friend’s name?

(iv) When does his school start?
(v) How does he help his mother?

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4. Fun with vocabulary:

Find the words from the story. Their meanings are given.

Clothes worn by children at school

U R
Work set by teachers to do at home
H K
Running slowly and steadily
J I N
Get back
R N

5. Read and act.
Sudip: When do you get up every morning?
Deepa: I get up at 7:30. And what about you?
Sudip: I get up at six o’clock.
Deepa: Why do you get up so early?
Sudip: I go for a morning walk.
Deepa: Where do you go?
Sudip: To the riverside.

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6. Look, listen and do.

A. Look at the picture and say who he is and where he is going.

B. Listen to the teacher or the tape and tick () the right answer.

(i) Janak gets up:

at seven.
at six.
at eight.

(ii) He takes breakfast:

at seven.
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7. Read and say.
What can you do in a day?
Wake in the morning,
Wash and dress,
Eat your breakfast–make a mess.
Paint your face,
Dance and sing,
Draw a picture with a piece of chalk.
Scrub your hands,
Have some tea,
Watch a programme on TV.
Read a book,
Hop into bed ............................................
Dream all night, you sleepy head.

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8. Look and write.
He is going to school.

9. Fun with spelling:

I’m eleven years old. I’m tall.

I’ve got dark curly hair. I don’t like shorts.

Now use contracted form.

She is writing a letter. She's writing a letter.

He does not go for a walk. He doesn’t go for
a walk.

I do not like meat. ................................

I am washing my face. ...............................

She has eaten food. ................................

They do not sing English songs. ...............................

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10. A game: What’s the time,
Mr. Chankhey?

Tips to the teacher:

- Students stand in a circle.

- Teacher stands at the centre of the circle and plays the role of
Mr Chankhey.
- Students ask – What’s the time, Mr Chankhey?, and take one step
towards the teacher.
- Teacher says- It’s 9 . . . 10 . . . 11 o’clock.
- Students go on asking and moving closer to the teacher.
- When students are very close, teacher says - It’s 12 o’clock. It is my
lunch time and runs to catch the children.

- Students run fast to the safety line.

11. Fun with writing:

Write about yourself.

My name is .......................................... I am ................................... old.

I get up .......................................... After that .......................................

.............................................................................................................................

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3Unit The elephant and
the tortoise

1. Look, read and act.

Dinesh: Hello, Lokesh!
Lokesh: Hi ! Dinesh!
Dinesh: How was your holiday?
Lokesh: Great! And yours?
Dinesh: Very good. Where did you go on Saturday?
Lokesh: Well, I went to the zoo.
Dinesh: What did you see there?
Lokesh: Many animals. I saw elephants, tigers, lions,
and many others. And what did you do on
Saturday, Dinesh?
Dinesh: Well, I watched a football match on T.V.
Lokesh: How was the match?
Dinesh: Very exciting.

2. Pair-work:

Get into pairs and discuss how your holiday was. Act
out like Dinesh and Lokesh.

Tips to the teacher:

Divide the class into twos.

Ask each pair to discuss what they did/where they went/whom they met, etc. like
Dinesh and Lokesh.

Go around the class helping pairs with their problems.

Sometimes stop the class and ask them to concentrate on a particular pair.

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3. Read and answer.
What did the elephant promise at last?

One day the elephant and the tortoise were in the forest. The
tortoise could not reach the leaves. His legs were too short.

The elephant said, “Hello, Short legs!”

“I’m little”, said the tortoise, and my legs are too short to
reach the leaves, but I can jump over your head!”

“Oh, no! You can’t!” said the elephant.

The tortoise said, “Tomorrow I’ll jump over your head and
you will call me ‘Mr Tortoise’. Do you agree?”

The elephant didn’t believe that the tortoise could jump, so
he said, “Yes I agree.”

The tortoise went home to meet his wife. He said to her,
“Tomorrow, please stand in the grass beside the elephant.
When I say ‘Aha’ you come out of the grass and say ‘Ehe!

The next day the tortoise said, “Look at me! Mr Elephant.
I will say ‘Aha!’ and then jump over your head. Are you
ready?”

The elephant said, “Yes, I’m ready.”

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The tortoise bent to jump and shouted ‘Aha!’ Then his wife
came out of the grass and shouted, ‘Ehe!’

Then the elephant said, “I didn’t know you were so clever.
You jumped so high that I couldn’t see you. I’m sorry, Mr
Tortoise. I will never call you Short Legs again.” And from
that day, the elephant always said “Good morning, Mr
Tortoise.”

A. Read and write.

(i) Who had the long legs, the elephant or the
tortoise?

(ii) Who could not reach the leaves?

(iii) Did the tortoise like the name 'Short Legs'?

(iv) Who was so clever?

(v) Who had a wife?

B. Choose the correct letter from the box.

Examples:

M U

m Mr Tortoise u Jump over.

(i) E (ii) T

e El-phant t -ortoise

(iii) G (iv) E

g -ood morning e Cl-ver

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4. Write about yourself.
(i) How many legs do you have?
(ii) Do you have long or short legs?
(iii) Can you jump over a tall tree?
(iv) Can you run fast?
(v) Are you clever?

5. Look and write.

Look at these two pictures. What are the four ways in which Picture 'A'
is different from picture 'B'?

Picture 'A' Picture 'B'

6. A chant:

Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run !
Here comes an elephant who’ll spoil your fun.
He will try to chase you right away,
So run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run !

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7. Listen to the teacher or the tape and tick () the best answer.
(i) Pemba wants to go to the ..................................
market
library
temple

(ii) Lakpa has to go ..................................
ahead
back
to the left

8. Choose the correct words from the brackets.
(i) You ............ come to school on time. (must/mustn't)
(ii) You ............ eat stale food. (must/mustn't)
(iii) She ............ wash hands before meal. (must,mustn't)
(iv) They ............ quarrel with friends. (must/mustn't)

9. A Game:
Komal was born on Sunday
in 1995 in Jhapa.

Anita was born on Tuesday
in 1991 in Biratnagar.

Tips to the teacher:

Go around. Ask three friends – “What day/year were you born? Where were you born?”
Tell your class about the day, year and place they were born?

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10. Fun with grammar:

Singular and plural

Singular Plural

a book two books

an apple three apples

a bench four benches

a box five boxes

Singular denotes one and plural denotes more than one. We add ‘-s or

‘-es’ to make plurals.

Write.

an elephant ......................................

...................................... ......................................

...................................... ......................................

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4Unit
A brave woman

1. Look, listen and say.
A: How much rice did you eat?
B: A little.
A: How many books
did you buy?

B: Six.
A: How much money
did you earn?

B: A lot.
A: How many times
did you go there?

B: Five times.

Make similar conversations.

curd/eat How much curd did you eat?

A lot.

shirts/buy ............................................. .

apples/eat ............................................. .

milk/drink ............................................. .

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2. Find the number puzzle. 2+0

8+2 2+2
3+2
5+1

7+0 1+0
7+1

2+1 8+1

3. Listen and read.

There was a man, who did a great deed,

That he ploughed and sowed a seed.

What was the first seed,

That he sowed?

What was the first crop,

That he mowed?

We have now many crops and many seeds,

We don’t know who did those great deeds.

Read the poem and find the rhyming words.

Seed ...........................................

Sowed ..............................................

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4. Look, listen and do.

A. Look at the picture and say who she is and
what great deed she did.

B. Listen to the tape or your teacher and complete
the following sentences.

(i) Mother Teresa was born in .............

(ii) She taught for ………………... years.

(iii) She left school in ......................................

(iv) She saw ............................... people.

5. Read and answer.

Which is the tallest mountain in Europe?

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was born in
2017 BS in Solukhumbu district. Her
father’s name is Phurba Kitar Sherpa.
Her mother’s name is Angdaki Sherpa.
Pasang was a brave girl. Her father was
also a mountaineer. Pasang wanted to
be a mountaineer, too.

In 1989, she climbed Pisaangchule Mountain. It is 6091
meters high. It is in Manang district. She climbed Mount
Blanc in 1990. It is 4807 meters high. It is in France. It is
the tallest mountain in Europe. She first tried to climb Mt.
Everest in 1990 and then in 1991. She couldn’t succeed
in her either attempt. The weather was not good.

She again tried in 1992. She failed in her third attempt
again. Finally, she climbed Mt. Everest in 1993 (22 April).
She became the first Nepalese woman to climb Mt.
Everest. What a great deed!

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A. Read the story and answer the following questions.

(i) When was Pasang Lamhu Sherpa born?
(ii) What is her mother’s name?
(iii) Name two other mountains she climbed before Mt.
Everest.
(iv) When did she try first for Mt. Everest?

B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements.

(i) Her father was a doctor.
(ii) She climbed Mt. Everest in her fourth attempt.
6. Fun with vocabulary:

A. Match the words with the similar meanings.

attempt got failure

succeed a person who climbs the mountain

mountaineer trial

finally achieve

failed at last

B. Use the following words in the blank spaces.

brave mountaineer is attempt tallest

(i) Ramesh is a ........................ boy. He can stay alone in the
forest.
(ii) In her second ............................., she couldn’t make tea.
(iii) He is the ................................ boy in his class.
(iv) I want to be a .................................. in future.
(v) My village ....................................... in Pyuthan.

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7. Pair-work:

Read and act.

A: Why is Pasang so famous?
B: Because she was the first Nepalese woman to
climb Mt. Everest.
A: When did she climb Mt. Everest?
B: She climbed it in 1993.
8. Look and match.

Look at the pictures and match them with the sentences.

He helped the swan.

He shot the swan.

The swan fell down.

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9. Fun with spelling:

Look at the pictures and make words.

ABKSEBLLAT NMTNAOBDI
.......................... ..........................

VELLYBALOL OOBATLLF

.......................... ..........................

10. Punctuate.

Look.

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was born in 2017 BS in
Solukhumbu district. Her father’s name is Phurba Kitar
Sherpa. Her mother’s name is Angdaki Sherpa.

The first letter of names of persons and places is
capital. The first letter of a sentence is capital.

Use full stop ( .), apostrophe ( ’ )and capital letters.

my name is astha joshi i was born in makawanpur my
fathers name is surendra joshi my mothers name is
namrata joshi

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11. Read and write.
Rabindra/1964/Sunday/Surkhet
Rabindra was born in 1964.
He was born on Sunday.
He was born in Surkhet.
Rosy/1974/Monday/Pokhara
................................................................

................................................................

................................................................

Kamal/1973/Friday/Kathmandu
................................................................

................................................................

................................................................

Sanju/1999/Saturday/IIlam
................................................................

................................................................

................................................................

12. Fun with writing:

Read about Pasang Lahmu Sherpa once again. Now write a
similar paragraph about your sister.

My sister's name is ............................. She is a .............................
She is ........................... years old. She lives at ...............................

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5Unit
The largest living bird

1. Look, listen and say.

A: How often do you go
to the zoo?
B: Sometimes.

A: How often do you go
to school?

B: Everyday.

A: How often do you go
on a picnic?

B: Sometimes.

A: How often do you
brush your teeth?

B: Always.

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2. Have similar conversations.

Wash your clothes.

A: How often do you wash your clothes?

B: Sometimes.

Cut your nails.

Comb your hair.

Polish your shoes.

Drink coffee.

Listen to English songs.

3. Read and say.

Do you know anyone,
Do you know anyone,
Who always feels shy?

If you push him,
If you push him,
He never says ‘why’.


If you beat him,
If you beat him,
He often makes you cry.

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4. Look, listen and do.

A. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

(i) Who are they?

(ii) Where are they?

B. Listen to the teacher or the tape and complete the following
sentences with the words given in the box.

usually sometimes always often never

(i) Gopal ................................................ makes a noise in class.

(ii) He ....................................................... does his homework.

(iii) He ....................................................... quarrels with his friends.

(iv) He ....................................................... comes to school late.

(v) Teachers are ................................................. angry with him.

5. Read and answer.

Where are ostriches generally found?

Ostriches are the largest and
strongest of living birds.
They do not fly at all. They are
generally found only in Africa.
They are about 8 ft tall. They
weigh up to 136 kg. They have
long necks and small
heads. They also
have large eyes and
short, broad beaks.

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Ostriches spread their small wings when running. They
can run as fast as a horse. They can run about 65
km/h. They have long, powerful legs that are used
for defense. Their feet have only two toes. Male
ostriches are black.

Ostriches usually eat plants. They sometimes eat small
reptiles. They mostly live in dry plains and deserts.
They often have to search for water. They can go for
a long time without drinking if they have enough
green plants to eat.

The females lay yellowish-white eggs. The eggs weigh
about 1.4 kg.

A. Answer the following questions.

(i) Which is the largest living bird in the world?
(ii) Where do ostriches live?
(iii) Do they have wings?
(iv) What do they use for fighting?
(v) What do they normally eat?

B. Draw a picture of an ostrich in your exercise book.
6. Fun with vocabulary:

Match the following words with their opposite meanings.

(a) largest (i) never

(b) living (ii) short

(c) strongest (iii) dead

(d) long (iv) smallest

(e) defense (v) attack

(f) always (vi) weakest

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7. Pair-work:

A: How often do you brush your teeth?
B: Everyday.
A: .............................................................................................................
B: .............................................................................................................

Tips to the teacher

Divide the class into pairs.
Ask each pair to make sensible sentences from the table given below.
The pair who makes more sentences in 5 minutes will be the winner.

o ften fish.
dolls.
We never eat balloons.
People chairs
Children som etimes sit on grass
chocolates
Dogs play with
always


usually

9. Fun with spelling (-er/-est):

Complete the following table. Do as in the example.

large larger the largest

strong ............................. .............................

small ............................. .............................

long ............................. .............................

fast ............................. .............................

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10. Fun with grammar:

We use ‘the’ article with superlative degrees.

An ostrich is the largest bird.
large

A humming ...............................………….
small

............................................………… animal.

big

11. Fun with writing:

Answer the following questions in one paragraph.

(i) What do you sometimes do?
(ii) What do you always do?
(iii) What do you do everyday?
(iv) What do you never do?

I sometimes ...........................................................................................

......................................................................................................................

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Unit 39

6 A cruel landlord

1. Look, listen and say.
A: What did you do yesterday?
B: I went to a party.
A: What did you do there?
B: I sang and danced.
A: Oh, really?
B: How about you?
A: Well, I went on a picnic.
B: How was it?
A: It was lovely.
2. Have similar conversations.
Example:
Go to a wedding party
A: What did you do yesterday?
B: I went to a wedding party.
Visit my uncle
See a dentist
Go to the cinema
Go to the zoo
Watch football match

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3. A chant:
One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive;
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.

Fill up the crossword puzzle.

RT
F

E
A

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4. Look, listen and do.

A. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

A: Who are laughing?

B: What came out of the bag?

B. Listen to the teacher or the tape and tick () the best answer.

(i) Priti got up at:

8:30 7:00 8:00

(ii) She could not have a wash because there was no:

water bathroom soap

(iii) A frog came out of her:

class bathroom bag

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5. Read and answer.

What made the landlord a good man?

Once upon a time there lived a landlord. He was a bad man.
He was also very cruel. He never smiled, he never laughed
and he never, never danced. Because he never smiled or
laughed or danced, he never allowed his servants to smile
or laugh or dance.

So his servants were sad all the time. They worked all day long
in the field. Sometimes the landlord did not let his servants
stop, rest or eat. When the servants asked him for food, he
shouted, “No! Keep working!”

A bird lived high up in the sky. She watched all this for a long
time and she could see that the landlord was very bad. She
flew down and began to sing a beautiful song. When the
people heard the song, they stopped working. They smiled.
They laughed. They danced. They danced all over the field.

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The cruel landlord came out of
his house and shouted, “Stop!”

Then the bird said,
“Landlord, you’ve been very
bad. You didn’t give your
people food. They couldn’t
sing or laugh or dance. So I’ll
punish you.”

The bird sang her song again
and the very bad andlord
danced. He smiled, he laughed and he danced. He danced
for three days and three nights. He could not stop.

After three days he fell down because he was so tired. “Bird,
please stop your song", he said. The bird stopped singing.
The landlord said to his servants, “Look! I’ve been a very bad
man. From this day I’ll be a good man.”

Then he gave his servants food and they laughed and they
smiled and they danced. And that was the end of very bad
landlord.

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A. Answer the following questions.

(i) What was the landlord like?
(ii) Why was he called a bad man?
(iii) Why were the servants very sad?
(iv) Who sang a beautiful song?
(v) Did the landlord change his behaviour?

B. Put these sentences in the right order.

(i) The servants were very unhappy because they
had to work hard all day.

(ii) The bird sang a beautiful song.

(iii) The bad landlord never smiled, he never
laughed and he never danced.

(iv) There was once a bad landlord.

(v) A bird lived high up in the sky.

6. Fun with spelling:
Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words:

CEDAN DANCE

SGIN ...........................

SEVRATSN ...........................

SMEIL ...........................

LUAGH ...........................

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7. Fun with vocabulary:

land + lord = landlord

.......... + .......... = motorbike

.......... + .......... = classroom

.......... + .......... = girlfriend

.......... + .......... = toothpaste

.......... + .......... = blackboard

8. Pair-work:

Prakash: Hallo, Pooja!

Pooja: Hi, Prakash.

Prakash: How was the party last night?

Pooja: Very lovely, indeed.

Prakash: What did you do there?

Pooja: Well, I sang, and danced.

Prakash: Wow! You had a great time there.

Pooja: How about you, Prakash? What did
you do last evening?

Prakash: Well, I just laughed, laughed and
laughed. I laughed a lot.

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9. Fun with grammar: Yesterday
Everyday
I write a letter. I wrote a letter.
I sing a song. ...........................................
We dance. ...........................................
He plays football. ...........................................
They drink milk. ...........................................
She cooks dalbhat. ...........................................
10. A game:
Mime Your Day

Tips to the teacher

Divide the class into pairs.

Ask each pair to work out a mime of their day.
Mime a series of actions showing the things you did yesterday, e.g. wake
up, get dressed, go to school, eat lunch, etc. Pupils say what you did.
Pupils act out their mime for the class.
Encourage the other children to comment or ask questions about what is
happening.

12. Fun with writing:

Write a paragraph about what you did yesterday.

Yesterday I got up at 7 o’clock in the morning. After

that I had a wash ..............................................................................

......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................

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7Unit A clever little girl
and an ogre

1. Look, listen and say.

Anisha : I’m going to a wedding party.
Will you come with me?

Onisha : Yes, please.
Anisha : I’m going to the cinema. Will

you come with me?
Onisha : No, thank you.
Anisha : I’m going to the butcher’s.

Will you come with me?
Onisha : Yes, please.

2. Have similar conversations.
Example:
Go to the zoo
A: I’m going to the zoo. Will you come

with me?

B: Yes, please.

Go to the cinema

Go to the dentist

Go to the library

Go to the grocer’s

Go to the Rodighar

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3. Look, listen and do.

A. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

(i) Are they Nepalese?
(ii) What do they do?

B. Listen to the teacher or the tape
and write the answer.

(i) Where is Jerry from?
(ii) Is Tom British or American?
(iii) Is Jerry older than Tom?
(iv) Who’s the tallest, Tom or Jerry?
(v) What colour is Tom’s coat?

4. Read and answer.

Where did Mrs Ogre live?

Once upon a time there
was a very clever little girl.
Her mother always told
her never to follow
strangers, because some
of them were very bad
ogres. Everybody knows
that ogres like to eat
children for supper!

Mrs. Ogre lived in the village. She was a bad ogre.
Everyday she went to town to look for little children
to eat. But the children were very clever. When they
saw Mrs. Ogre, they ran home quickly. Mrs. Ogre got
very hungry. She also became very thin.

One day she had a good idea. She put on a dress
and a scarf to hide her face. “I look beautiful!” she

said to herself looking into the mirror.

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She went to the town and she saw a little girl.

“Litle girl, little girl,” said Mrs Ogre, “Come to my
house. I’ll give you some sweets and dolls. Will you
come with me?”

The little girl looked at the ogre for a long time. She
looked at the beautiful dress and the red scarf. But
she saw two legs with a lot of green hair. She saw two
feet, but she saw fourteen toes. The toes were green
and red, and yellow and blue.

“This is a bad ogre,” thought the little girl. She said, “I
know you. Your name is Mrs Ogre. No, I’ll not come to
your house. I do not want your sweets or dolls. I’ll call
my father.”

“Oh, no!” cried Mrs
Ogre and she ran
away. “The children in
this town are very
clever” she said, “I’ll
never eat anybody
here.”

So, children never go
away with strange
people when they ask
you. It might be Mrs
Ogre.

A. Answer the following questions. 49

(i) What do ogres like to eat?
(ii) What did Mrs Ogre put on her head?
(iii) Did Mrs Ogre look beautiful?
(iv) How many toes did Mrs Ogre have?
(e) What colours were her toes?
(f) Was the little girl clever?

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